DRESSABILITY

Charity number: 1102083
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To support independence and wellbeing, Dressability provides a specialist garment adaptation/alteration service - based on the sensitive and informed identification of discrete solutions to the complex clothing challenges encountered by people with disabilities, learning difficulties and/or mobility impairments.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £206,732
Total expenditure: £175,927

People

5 Trustee(s)

18 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 February 2004: Standard registration
  • 08 September 2021: Funds received from 1121631 THE AUTUMN TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04777289 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nigel Lugg OBE Trustee 15 October 2025
None on record
Teresa Elliott Trustee 24 September 2025
None on record
Chris Ockwell Trustee 24 September 2025
Rotary Club of Swindon North & Thamesdown
Received: On time
Nicola Probert-Thompson Trustee 15 October 2020
None on record
BERYL FITZGERALD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £97.27k £151.73k £160.42k £181.68k £206.73k
Total expenditure £78.26k £100.61k £122.63k £136.79k £175.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.99k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 MAY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 MAR 2023

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SPECIALIST CLOTHING SERVICE AND THROUGH THE DESIGN AND ADAPTATION OF CLOTHING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED, BUT IN PRACTICE SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
DRESSABILITY
BRADBURY HOUSE
WESTMEAD DRIVE
SWINDON
SN5 7ER
Phone:
01793512878
Email:
mail@dressability.org.uk
Website:

www.dressability.org.uk Open in new window